Hi, I'm new here :)

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:28 pm

Hi I'm new, brought a Squier CV Duo-Sonic last week and I'm properly chuffed with it.
But I was just wondering will a fender re-issue pickguard fit it?
Also what are people's opinions on what colour suit it
I was kind of thinking red tort but was a bit unsure

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:02 pm

Desert Sand + BWB guard = super clean.

Can't say if a reissue guard will fit, though.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:03 pm

Welcome.
Personally i love the gold guard from what i've seen of it.

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:08 pm

It's not that I don't like the guard it's just I want it to look a bit different to all the others if that makes sense lol

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:17 pm

yeah, like latlat, I am a fan of a black guard on that guitar. I'm not sure what you mean by fender re-issue guard though. you mean the 90s MIM duo-sonic? I think it's likely that it will fit but it will be a little different around the bridge.

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:29 pm

Yeh that's the one I meant but the guard I saw was called "re-issue"
Is it difficult to make a pickguard?

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:01 pm

As I understand it, turning out a professional looking pickguard involves costly and specialized equipment and a fair amount of experience at using it.

This isn't something I'd imagine anybody would want to get involved with unless they were trying to turn over some kind of profit from it.

Luckily, there are some forum members here that do just that. (cooterfinger, I think) has done some high quality custom guards for use on some projects around here.
It might be worth looking him up, if you can't find anything suitable on the aftermarket.

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:05 pm

Well what I would like to do is change the colour of the pickguard and add a metal control plate like the ones found on mustangs etc
Whether it would work I don't know
Would the metal plate fit?

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:44 pm

Not sure about the control plate. The pickguard seems to follow a different profile than the standard Mustang plates and judging from this picture:

So does the route.

At the very least, you'd have to fill and re-drill the screw holes.

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:48 pm

Well what I would like to do is change the colour of the pickguard and add a metal control plate like the ones found on mustangs etc
Whether it would work I don't know
Would the metal plate fit?

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:52 pm

Some relevant info regarding CV Duo-to-Mustang conversion here:

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtop ... 1f63ade606

The Mustang plate is designed in relation to the pickguard which is designed in provision of the offset contours of the Mustang.
This is likely to cause some problems, as well.

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:05 pm

Apologies for sending the same post twice
Does anyone have a template of the pickguard?
I've seen one for the fender but not one for the squier

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:14 pm

Welcome and congrats on your Classic Vibe!

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:34 pm

Thank you for the welcome
Sorry about all the questions but will the fender mustang knobs fit onto the duosonic
And how do you get the old knobs off
Sorry if these questions sound a bit stupid but I've owned a few guitars but never modified any

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:10 pm

Is THIS the kind of re-issue guard you are talking about?
These are cut for the bridge on the later Duo II models, yours is a 50's design. So you would be left with some unsightly gaps.

If the knobs wont pull upwards with your hands try something like a shoestring wrapped under the knob and gently pull up.

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:22 pm

Yeah that's similar to the one I was looking at
Bit of a random question but does the fender cyclone have an offset body

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:23 pm

Yep, they do.

Mooseboy · Post by **Mooseboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:14 pm

Has any else modded their duosonics?

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:19 pm

Fran wrote:If the knobs wont pull upwards with your hands try something like a shoestring wrapped under the knob and gently pull up.

I use a stack of picks. Just shove as many as you can, turn the knob a bit, then shove a few more in there, turn the knob a bit. It'll come right up.

duosonic · Post by **duosonic** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:23 pm

I mod all my duosonics. Electronic's, hardware, pickguards.

Welcome